Leasehold: Reform
Commons · Question 75388 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, what steps her Department has taken to introduce (a) clearer and (b) fairer leasehold practices.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Sep 2025
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 puts an end to ground rents for most new long residential leasehold properties in England and Wales. Ground rents have already been banned for most new residential long leases. This prevents landlords requiring ...